New Video: Fuck Apologies" (JoJo)

Earlier today, JoJo released her new single "Fuck Apologies" with the assistance of Wiz Khalifa. While it's been a little while since we've heard from the vocal phenom, "Fuck Apologies" is the first single lifted from JoJo's highly anticipated third studio album, Mad Love, which is slated for release on October 14 via Atlantic Records.

Mad Love marks JoJo's return to music of sorts following a ten year hiatus since she released 2006's The High Road.  It will be JoJo’s first time releasing an album in ten years.

With that said, "Fuck Apologies" is a more mature record for the new 25 year old singer/songwriter and I am sure her fans who've been waiting patiently for over a decade for new music will be pleased with the single's release as well as her upcoming album release.

Watch and listen to JoJo's new single "Fuck Apologies" below and Enjoy!

Album Stream: "#LoveJo2" (JoJo)

Yesterday as an early birthday gift from JoJo to her fans, she dropped a new EP #LoveJo2, which serves as the follow-up to her 2014 EP.

Composed of four cuts including a remix to her single "When Love Hurts," that  mixes some of Mary J. Blige's iconic "Real Love," a cover of  Soul II Soul's "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)," as well as the full version of "Thinkin Out Loud," which she has been performing live on tour, #LoveJo2 is a solid EP to hold us over until JoJo releases her highly anticipated third album.

With that said, take a listen below to JoJo's #LoveJo2 and Enjoy!

Live Clip: "When Love Hurts" (JoJo)

JoJo appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night with The Roots and offered up a sublime rendition of her single "When Love Hurts," which is lifted from her Tringle release and possibly her forthcoming Atlantic Records LP.

While no details have been released on her forthcoming album, it would appear that 2016 is the season for JoJo and she is letting us truly enjoy her Tringles before her highly anticipated third album.

With that said, watch JoJo's performance of "When Love Hurts" below and Enjoy!

New Video: "Say Love" (JoJo)

As part of her tringle release, JoJo just recently released an official video for her single "Say Love," which is lifted from her highly anticipated third studio album, which will follow 2006's The High Road.

While the video was released on October 27th, I just heard about it last night sadly and therefore am bringing it to everyone else who might've missed it as I did. Featuring some beautiful cinematography and locations, the accompanying video for "Say Love" is a perfect match for the Harmony Samuels production.

Peep the official video for "Say Love" below and Enjoy!

New Video: "When Love Hurts" (JoJo)

After releasing her tringle last month, JoJo is back with the first official video from her three singles. Selecting her house-inspired "When Love Hurts" as the first single to receive the official music video treatment, JoJo is featured with a diverse group of dancers in an abandoned warehouse doing light choreography.

With that said, get into JoJo's new video for "When Love Hurts" below and lookout for other new videos from the Atlantic Records songstress  other two singles, "Say Love" and "Save My Soul."

Podcast: "The BackBeat: Don't Call It A Come Back" (The BackBeat)

This week, we get back into our soundbites starting with NWA’s biopic Straight Outta Compton, our thoughts on JoJo’s compact with her Tringle, Beyoncé’s “stringy hair” Atlantic article and Black Twitter’s response as well as how we are totally here for Janelle Monae and her movement.

Also we get into Lil B’s discussion of Black Lives Matters on CNN, Azealia Bank’s bad contract and response to Nicki Minaj’s wax figure, Fetty Wap dominating the summer, as well as Aretha Franklin’s highly anticipated biopic with Jennifer Hudson loosely attached to stars.

And make sure you stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear our favorite songs of the moment.

Podcast: "The BackBeat: Don't Call It A Come Back" (The BackBeat)

This week, we get back into our soundbites starting with NWA’s biopic Straight Outta Compton, our thoughts on JoJo’s compact with her Tringle, Beyoncé’s “stringy hair” Atlantic article and Black Twitter’s response as well as how we are totally here for Janelle Monae and her movement.

Also we get into Lil B’s discussion of Black Lives Matters on CNN, Azealia Bank’s bad contract and response to Nicki Minaj’s wax figure, Fetty Wap dominating the summer, as well as Aretha Franklin’s highly anticipated biopic with Jennifer Hudson loosely attached to stars.

And make sure you stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear our favorite songs of the moment.

New Joint: "Far From Heaven" (JoJo)

Yesterday, a new joint from JoJo hit the net in the form of "Far From Heaven," which is potentially lifted from the singer's highly anticipated forthcoming third album via Atlantic Records.

While no word on the production of the record or an official announcement from JoJo or her camp around the release, "Far From Heaven" is a refreshing vocal in an era where singing and the radio don't seem to be mutually exclusive anymore.

Featuring JoJo's most powerful and haunting vocal performance thus far, her vocals more than make up for her absence in my opinion and truly fill out the sparse production on "Far From Heaven." Take a listen below to "Far From Heaven" and Enjoy!

Remix: "Anything (Remix) " (JoJo ft. Casey Veggies)

JoJo joined forces with Casey Veggies and guitarist/singer Francesco on a remix to her 2006 joint Anything" back in 2013 during The FADER and vitaminwater’s #uncapped series in New York.

Originally featured on her 2006 sophomore LP The High Road, "Anything" originally samples Toto's "Africa"  and this remix that the trio crafted for the live event is just as dope as the original and was released to help tide us over until new music was released by JoJo, which thankfully came during Valentine's Day 2014.

With that said, take a listen after the jump to "Anything (Remix)" and if you like what you hear, cop the free download below!

Amazing Cover: "Caught Up in the Rapture" (JoJo)

Back on Valentine's Day last year, unannounced, JoJo released a Free EP '#LOVEJO' onto her official SoundCloud page for a free download to honor Valentine's Day in addition to celebrating being signed to her new label Atlantic Records after being signed to Blackground for several years unable to officially release new music.

Now back in the studio working on her first album in nine years, the highly anticipated followup to The High Road, '#LOVEJO' is a phenomenal EP that was produced by Da Internz and features the standout sublime cover of the Anita Baker's classic "Caught Up in the Rapture."

Anita Baker in my book is an artist one should not cover lightly and covering one of her most iconic joints, such as "Caught Up in the Rapture" is dangerous territory in my book.  With that said, JoJo and Da Internz brilliantly constructed a perfect cover of "Caught Up in the Rapture" that both pays homage to and reimagines this classic joint at the same time.

With that said, take a listen below to JoJo's sublime interpretation of Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture" and Enjoy!

Cut: "Like That" (JoJo)

Back in 2006, JoJo released her sophomore album The High Road and it shot up the charts to debut at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts thanks to the strength of the set's lead single "Too Little Too Late," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming JoJo's highest charting single to date.

While the album spawned only two official singles, one of my favorite cuts from the album was the Ryan Leslie produced and Corey Latif Williams and Ryan Leslie written cut "Like That." A smooth mid-tempo, "Like That" allowed JoJo's growing vocals to sit front and center and is a joint I think could still do well even in 2015.

Either way you feel, take a listen below to "Like That" from JoJo as we all eagerly await news about her highly anticipated and often delayed third album

Live Video of the Day: "The Christmas Song" (JoJo)

JoJo appeared on ThatGrapeJuice's "The Splash" two years ago to offer up some holiday cheer as the famed songstress performed a soulful and stirring rendition of the Christmas classic "The Christmas Song."

With that said, watch JoJo solid rendition of this holiday classic below and hopefully 2015 will bring us JoJo's highly anticipated third studio album.

Amazing Cover: "Caught Up in the Rapture" (JoJo)

Back on Valentine's Day, unannounced, JoJo released a Free EP '#LOVEJO' onto her official SoundCloud page for a free download to honor Valentine's Day in addition to celebrating being signed to her new label Atlantic Records after being signed to Blackground for several years unable to officially release new music.

Now back in the studio working on her first album in eight years, the highly anticipated followup to The High Road, '#LOVEJO' is a phenomenal EP that was produced by Da Internz and features the standout sublime cover of the Anita Baker's classic "Caught Up in the Rapture."

Anita Baker in my book is an artist one should not cover lightly and covering one of her most iconic joints, such as "Caught Up in the Rapture" is dangerous territory in my book.  With that said, JoJo and Da Internz brilliantly constructed a perfect cover of "Caught Up in the Rapture" that both pays homage to and reimagines this classic joint at the same time.

With that said, take a listen below to JoJo's sublime interpretation of Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture" and Enjoy!

Mashup: "Demonstrate (JAYBeatz Mashup)" (Drake, JoJo, The Weeknd)

Wanted to revisit this sublime mashup that was produced by producer-on-the-rise JAYBeatz's and came in the form of the combination of JoJo's single "Demonstrate" with Drake's Rihanna assisted "Take Care" and some additional elements from The Weeknd.

While JoJo's project has yet to materialize, this mashup is still in rotation on my iPhone and I wanted to revisit this solid joint for those who didn't get hip to it the last time. Therefore, take a listen to this sublime mashup entitled "Demonstrate (JAYBeatz Mashup)" below and Enjoy!

Cut: "Like That" (JoJo)

Back in 2006, JoJo released her sophomore album The High Road and it shot up the charts to debut at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts thanks to the strength of the set's lead single "Too Little Too Late," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming JoJo's highest charting single to date.

While the album spawned only two official singles, one of my favorite cuts from the album was the Ryan Leslie produced and Corey Latif Williams and Ryan Leslie written cut "Like That." A smooth mid-tempo, "Like That" allowed JoJo's growing vocals to sit front and center and is a joint I think could still do well in 2014.

Either way you feel, take a listen below to "Like That" from JoJo as we all eagerly await news about her highly anticipated and often delayed third album.

Mashup: "Demonstrate (JAYBeatz Mashup)" (Drake, JoJo, The Weeknd)

Wanted to revisit this sublime mashup that was produced by producer-on-the-rise JAYBeatz's and came in the form of the combination of JoJo's single "Demonstrate" with Drake's Rihanna assisted "Take Care" and some additional elements from The Weeknd.

While JoJo's project has yet to materialize, this mashup is still in rotation on my iPhone and I wanted to revisit this solid joint for those who didn't get hip to it the last time. Therefore, take a listen to this sublime mashup entitled "Demonstrate (JAYBeatz Mashup)" below and Enjoy!

A Cappella: "Whenever You're Around" (JoJo)

A minute ago, JoJo covered  Jill Scott's "Whenever You're Around," which is lifted off of Scott's third album The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3. It's clear from the video that JoJo's already impressive vocals continue to improve as she grows older and I would argue that this is one of her finest vocal performances to date.

Taking on a Jill Scott song is no joke and JoJo really does her thing on this a cappella version of Scott's song. Check it below as we all await JoJo long-overdue forthcoming third album and as we continue to celebrate Jill Scott's birthday.

Remix: "Anything (Remix) " (JoJo feat. Casey Veggies)

JoJo joined forces with Casey Veggies and guitarist/singer Francesco on a remix to her 2006 joint Anything" last year during The FADER and vitaminwater’s #uncapped series in New York.

Originally featured on her 2006 sophomore LP The High Road, "Anything" originally samples Toto's "Africa"  and this remix that the trio crafted for the live event is just as dope as the original and was released to help tide us over until new music was released by JoJo, which thankfully came during Valentine's Day.

With that said, take a listen after the jump to "Anything (Remix)" and if you like what you hear, cop the free download below!

Amazing Cover: "Caught Up in the Rapture" (JoJo)

Back on Valentine's Day, unannounced, JoJo released a Free EP '#LOVEJO' onto her official SoundCloud page for a free download to honor Valentine's Day in addition to celebrating being signed to her new label Atlantic Records after being signed to Blackground for several years unable to officially release new music.

Now back in the studio working on her first album in eight years, the highly anticipated followup to The High Road, '#LOVEJO' is a phenomenal EP that was produced by Da Internz and features the standout sublime cover of the Anita Baker's classic "Caught Up in the Rapture."

Anita Baker in my book is an artist one should not cover lightly and covering one of her most iconic joints, such as "Caught Up in the Rapture" is dangerous territory in my book.  With that said, JoJo and Da Internz brilliantly constructed a perfect cover of "Caught Up in the Rapture" that both pays homage to and reimagines this classic joint at the same time.

With that said, take a listen below to JoJo's sublime interpretation of Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture" and Enjoy!

Free Download: "#LOVEJO" (JoJo)

Earlier today, unannounced, JoJo released a Free EP '#LOVEJO' onto her official SoundCloud page for a free download to honor Valentine's Day in addition to celebrating being signed to her new label Atlantic Records after being signed to Blackground for several years unable to officially release new music.

Now back in the studio working on her first album in eight years, the highly anticipated followup to The High Road, '#LOVEJO' is a phenomenal EP that was produced by Da Internz and features sublime covers of Anita Baker's classic "Caught Up in the Rapture," Phil Collins' "Take Me Home." JoJo also takes on an inspiring rendition of "Glory," influenced by opera diva Kathleen Battle and produced by Stevie Mackey.

With that said, take a listen below to her sublime EP 'LOVEJO' if you haven't already and if you haven't gotten the free download, this is definitely something that you'll want to tide yourself over until JoJo's official third album is released, hopefully later this year!